You Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Speech (yán) 讝 Kangxi stroke count: 27 Page 1188, Entry 09 According to the Sound Compendium (Jiyun) and the Classified Dictionary (Leipian), it is pronounced zhian. The pronunciation is the same as zhan. It refers to delirious speech spoken by a person while suffering from a fever. Also, according to the Sound Compendium (Jiyun), it is pronounced yan. It refers to a patient talking to themselves while in a delirious state. The Correct Character Guide (Zhengzitong) notes it was originally written in a variant form.